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EDITORIAL
District Politics As They Are Played, and
the House District Committee.
Down at the bottom of the unseemly Donnybrooks that
have been held in Washington this Bpring under the name
of political primaries and conventions, lies the lust of pat
ronage, the greed for jobs.
As between the Demooratio performance and that of
the Republicans, he would have to be indeed a violent parti
san who could deoide which crowd made the worst exhibi
tion of, itself. Both were scandalous in themselves, and
.vastly more so in their sordid underlying motives.
The Republicans held what was called a primary and
was really a dirty piece of jobbery with no purpose what
ever except to get a Taft delegation. Ballot boxes were
stolen, repeaters were voted without any consideration of
decency or regularity, and in general the business was dis
reputable. The Democrats did no better. There was a primary
and a district convention, which split into three parts, and
sent three contesting delegates to Baltimore!
What's it all about?
The jobs; the patronage; -the power and privilege of
recommending people for places in the District government
and Federal government services.
This looked like a possible Democratic yean There
fore, the position of national committeeman might prove
one of vast influence in the distribution of appointments.
Delegates who had supported the winner in the national
convention would expect their recommendations to be mar
velously potent. Therefore, a scramble for places as dele
gates and for the membership on the national committee.
The Republican situation parallels this precisely.
Think of the rich pickings there would be in this town
after March 4 next if the Democrats should control the gov
ernment! Suppose they should put through the five-year
tenure civil service proposal!
First, there would be the richness of the civil service
and the juicy luxuriance of the big list of jobs outside the
present protected area; after that, there "would be the young
army of District government positions.
- Trueenough,-these jqbs Jjelo'ng urtheory to thewKole
country. But thepsbple onth1e ground, the boys with the
pull and the official ear, would have all competitors dis
tanced. They would get' about tea times their reasonable,
fair proportion. The man with a signature that carried
weight would be the biggest individual in these parts.
That's what it's all about; and it is just as true of one
party as of the other. Everybody knows it is, too. A fine
spectacle the disfranchised Capital City presents, with its
municipal government and the tens of thousands of Govern
ment positions held up as the alluring prizes for which rival
groups of pettifogging politicians are scrapping!
That side of the picture is disgusting enough. But it
doesn't begin to suggest the humiliating situation of this
town. Take a glance now at the other side.
The very same governmental system and scheme which
makes this disgraceful spectacle possible, likewise imposes
upon us the complete stagnation in which District legisla
tion now reposes. The District Committee of the House,
with a long list of highly important measures in its pigeon
holes, cannot or will not get a meeting. Measures concern
ing which there would be no real controversy; measures of
the utmost importance and immediate necessity to the wel
fare of the community are cobwebbed and moth-eaten, while
the District Committee does nothing, and the miserable
wranglings of small-bore local politicians over the control
of the jobs fill the air with discord and the decent citizen
with disgust.
Washington is growing into a big city. It simply can
not go on to a creditable development, a satisfying future,
if this kind of thing is to continue.
It is the prey of the cheapest, pettiest politics on one
side, while on the other the inert and cynical disregard of
those who should help it, is serving to paralyze all its pow
ers of resistance.
The District Committee of the House has one chance
to redeem itself for this session. If it will bring together a
quorum tomorrow, act on the important matters before it
and then insist upon a hearing by the House, it will show
more concern for its plain duty and for the imploring in
terests of Washington, than it has displayed thus far this
session.
1 WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair and cooler tonight and Friday.
TEMPERATURES.
I'. 8. BUREAU.
AFFLECK'S
S a. m 69
9 a. m 74
10 a. m "8
11 a. m 79
12 noon 78
1 p. m 79
2 p. m 79
S a. m 79
9 a. m t,o
10 a. m M
11 a. m is
12 noon $7
1 P. m 901
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TIDE TABLE.
Today-High tide, 7:25 a. m. and 8:02
p. m. low tide. 1:82 a. m. and 2:10 p. m.
Tomorrow Ilish tide. 8:07 a. m. and
S.43 p. m.; low tide. 2:17 a. m. and 2.53
p. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sua rUes i:Zi Sun acts.
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MAIL IS CARRIED
THROUGH THE AIR
Young Aviator Makes Successful
Flight of Fifty Miles In
the West.
MILWAUKEE, AVU.. MaySO.-Flylng
at a rate of a mile a minute, Farnum
FiU. boy aviator, flew from Watertown,
Wis., to Milwaukee, today, a distance
of fifty miles. He carried a passenger
and a sack of mall. He alighted at the
aviation grounds, where an aviation
meet Is In progreu.
Veterans Who Marched to Arlington Today in Honor of Their Dead Comrades
In upper picture, left to right O. C. Ross, past department commander; John S. Walker, post commander, and B.
To the right Charles Rhodes, of Eleventh Independent Battery, Ohio Ligtit Artillery
Lower picture, left to right J. D. Bloodgood, commander of Department of Potomac, and 0H. Oldroyd, assistant
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1NTHANAFOT.IS. Ind., May 30. Th
hurp report of an exploded bomb, a
quickened whir of motors, an lncre&sln,
Insistent roar of exhausts and the sec
ond annual 500-mjle motor car race of
the Indianapolis 8pcedway was on at
10.P2 o'cloc': today.
It was Just 9:5S.4S n. m. when the
fle tiers of raring cara, drawn up be
hind the BUrMn-r line, started on tha
preliminary lap around tho two and
one-half mile, oval led by the pace
maker. Carl G. FlMherr president of the
vpeectway, and G. W. Sedgwick, repre
stntat've of tho American Association.
Anderson, In his StuLr, had the pole.
The flrei four tiers contained five car
aeh. the fifth four. ,
Anderson was lrt over the storting
line at an clchty-nille an hour clip, fol
lowed by the twenty-three other n;ylng
riepurlcs.
Witnessed by 8o,ooo.
Klghty thousand npe:txt"ora leaned for
vjird to watch overy move vt the rac
t. The lntise speed at the start of
the race Indicated that no quarter would
K asked, and none nlven In the mad
tlrugijlc. Tetzlaff, In his Flat, took tho
first lap In l-:43.
De Palma went Into the lead In the
fourth lap. Wlshart, In his Mercedes.
Kolng Into second place, with Tetilaff
dropping back to third.
The Opol. with Len Ormsby up, was
the first car to quit the race, giving
up the struggle at the end of the sev
enth lap. The enr's gasolene tank and
connecting rod was broken.
Harry Knight, In his Lexington, went
out of the race on the sixth lap on
account of engine trouble, leaving twenty-two
cars In the race.
' Eighty-Mile Clip.
De Palma, In his Mercedes, still held
the lead In the grim speed battle at the
end of forty miles. Bruce Brown waa
second, and Mulford, In his Knox, third.
The distance was covered by De Palma
In 19:19. an elght-mlle-an-hour clip.
Records for flftv miles for cars of
451-600 Inches displacement were broken
when De Palma, In his Mercedes, cov
ered the distance In 36:29. The best pra
vlous mark was 39:60:29.
e Palma, a the end of ths eighteenth
nillo had a big lead. At the end of
the first hour he had covered eighty
two an. one-half miles.
De Palma set a new world's record
for m miles on the speedway. He drove
the dldtunt'e In one hour thlttepn min
utes and one second. The previous
woild'H lrcoid rugaidlcsa of class, was
une hour fourteen minutes and twen-ty-nlnf)
seconds. '
LAWS FOR SHIPPING
BEING DISCUSSED
Senate Has Subcummittee to Con
sider Report of Titanic
Board.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
today took up the question of wfjat
shipping legislation should follow on
the Titanic Investigation.
The bill by Senator Smith and the
matter of recommending legislation was
referred to a subcommittee. This sub
committee consists of the Senators on
the subcommltee to Investigate the Ti
tanic and Senators Nelsonand Martin
aaaea. tsenaior smith is cnairman.
"Mona Lisa" New Clue.
PARIS, May 30.-La Patrle today says
that the French detectives on the
trail of the stolen "Mona Lisa" have
struck a new clue and hope to have
possession of the painting by tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS ;;SW8B:U J ACCORDED PRAISE
gmmtmH livinq and dud,
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ENGEL MAKES
IN HIS
BUT TEAM
Holds Boston to Only Four
Hits, But Errors Are
Costly.
BOSTON, May SO.-After pitching
magnificent -ball for seven Innings,
holding th- pod Box to three hits and
a lore run, Joe KngM lost his premier
b'g league contest when Jack Knight
let Lew is1 groiindor break through him
In the elghtn.
Gardner lol'owed m'.h a triple to
right and scored on Bradley's paqrlflce.
fly. Thi'33 two runs gave the garnf- to
the Ked Sox by A score of 3 to 2.
fingers work was smooth and flnlshej,
and lie was entirely successful .'n his
firrt b title In the big league.
Following Js the neore by Innings:
First Inning.
Washington Shanks flled to Speaker.
Foster flled to Lewis. Milan Out,
Yerkes to Bradley. No runs.
Boston Hooper grounded out to Gan
dll. Yerkes filed, to Shanks, Speaker
singled to left and stole second. Lewis
doubled to left, scoring Speaker. Gard
ner walkd Bradley fouled to Foster.
One run.
Second Inning. jk
Washington Walker walked. Gandll
singled to right, Walker going to third
Knight filed to Bradley. Nunamaker
threw wide to first to catch Gandll,
Walker scoring and Gandll going to
second. McBrlde fanned. Williams wa
thrown out by Gardner. One run.
Boston Wagner walked, and wap
caught off first. Engel, to Gandll. Nuna
maker flled to Shanks. Bedlent flled to
McBrlde. No runs.
Third Inning.
Washington Engel beat out a hit In
front of the plate, and was thrown out
at second. Hooper to Wagner. Shanks
filed to Hooper, and Foster flled to'
Lewie. N6 runs.
Boston Hooper flled to Walker.
Yerkes walked aqd was caught napping
off first, Engel to Gandll. Speaker
filed to Shanks. No runs.
Fourth Inning.
WashingtonMilan fouled to Gardner.
Walker struck out. Gandll popped to
Wagner. No runs.
Boston Lewis flled to Milan. Gardner
fouled, to Gandll. Bradley fanned. No
runs.
Fifth Inning.
Washington Knight flled to tlucper.
McBrlde doubled to Gardner. Williams
doubled to center. Yerkes fumbled En
gel's grounder, and Williams scored.
Shanks fouled to Nunamaker. One run.
Boston-Wagner flled to Milan, Nun
(ConUnued on Third ?age.)
GOOD
FIRST GAME
S
CONTENT TO
BE BEATEN"
HE
President Tells Vorys Not to
Consider Suggestion of
Compromise.
President Taft formally announced to
day that ho Is content to be beaten in
his homo Stute.
In a telegram to the mantgrr cf his
campaign In Ohio. Arthur I. Vorys. the
Picsldent says:
"1 hope mv fi lends will nut consider
for a moment this suggestion of a coni
piomise In the State convention. Thu
votes involved are. not necessary to
ny nomination. I can stand alone and
tint contont to he beaten tn Ohio, but
I cannot yleK any votes by agreement.
The principles that wo represent are too
important to the country to los6 any
thing by a voluntary concession. I
hor. therefore, that you and my
friends will press the contest to the
-nd in thu Sats convention
"W. H TAFT.
The Ohio Stoe convention Is to bo
h'!d next Tuesday.
RUNAWAY HORSE
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Animal Frightens at Calliope
and Dashes Down Penn
sylvania Avenue.
An exciting runaway occurred this
morning, when a horse attached to one
of the army wagons from Fort Myer
became frightened by the steam calliope
of Gentry Brothers' parade at Fifteenth
and F streets northwest.
The driver, Isaac Vlnsky. was unable
to stop the horee, which started run
ning down Fifteenth street. At the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue the ani
mal crashed into a wagon and also
smashed a bicycle belonging to Elwood
Slack, of 1428 V, street northwest.
Freeing Itself from the shaft the
frightened horse dashed down Penn
sylvania avenue and was stopped near
the Peace monument. So far as the
police were able to learn no one was
injured.
Gentry Bros'. Shows, :6th and U N. W.
I Today, tomorrow, Saturday, 25c to tvety-
Dooy. auvu Av
TAFT "
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MA
AGER
F. Chase, chief of staff.'
adjutant general of Department ot
President Taft Lauds Valor
of Nation's Preservers In
-Arlington- Speech.
Over th-3 ame thorojghf.tre which
once they irod as the triumphant aimy
of the nation' defenders, a small and
slow moving battalion of tho fast di
minishing veterans of (he sixties, walk
ing with step that betrayed their yoaru
and bei.ol:c grat effsrt, marched to
day en muto to Arlington Cemetery,
th-re to pay reverent tribute to the
memory of their departed comrades.
With the "old boys'- walked the vet
eran of a later strife, one for the lib
erty of u"othcr people the Spanlsh
AmeHcan War Veterans.
Within the shadows of the "Tomb of
the Unknown" thnt massive eepulchpr
'n Arlingron National Cemeltry, where
icposc tho ?shos of the nation's un-
namea nerocs ivery 'r.archer, to a
num. .bowed in rcverenco a hort time
after th p'oo-bMon had me.de its way
fiom tl'u clti- and Ilstfrred tn th. r.i.
dent of the iJnIt!d Statja eulogize the
lociiiory ui m3 neroic dead.
Could those who gave their lives In
the cause of the Union have stood on
the historic slopes of old Arlington and
heard the tribute paid to their bravery
today they would have experienced a
new Joy for their sacrifice. Could those
oer whose last resting placeB the mar
tlal music of .the Marino Band wafted
have heard the strains of tho patriotic
airs and the gems of eulogy of their
lives they would have felt repaid for
their patriotism.
Accord High Praise.
Impressed with tho spectacle that
greeted his eyes when he reached the
cemetery, by the telltale grass-grown
mounds and the projecting tablets and
monuments of marble and granite, the
gray, bowed heads of the multitude
that had assembled In the sacred pre.
cincts. President Taft, and the otiier
speakers of the occasion, put their souls
Into their tributes.
Tears welled into the eyes of the lis
teners as the speakers extolled the
jives of Lincoln, as the famous Gettyj
ouig speech of the Martyied President
was read and when the names of those
or the nation s heroes who have gonu
to the "Great Beyond" since last Me
morial Day were uttered.
The little army of "old boys" was
wrought to emotion at the mention of
Ulyses S. Grant, Sherman, and others.
Everybody present, however, drew forth
pocket handkerchiefs when the names
of those whose life deeds are still fra
grant in the minds of the populace were
referred to.
..,GeP-. Frederick D. Grant, son of the
Illustrious father; Major Archibald
Butt, former aid to the man who made
the principal address; Wlnfleld S?oU
bchley. "Fighting Bob" Evans. General
Bingham, and others who made chap
ters of American history and who have
died since the last Memorial Day Ser
vices. These were names that tore into
the hearts of the listeners and drew
tears of sorrow.
Many Services.
Arlington was only one of the spots
In the vicinity of the National Capital
where the country's dead heroes were
honored. In every cemetery that con
tains the ashes of the men on which
the republic Is based exercises in me
moriam were conducted. At Soldleis'
Home, at the Congressional Cemetery,
the Battle Ground Cemetery, Glenwood,
Trospect Hill. Harmony? and other
graveyards appropriate exercises were
conducted under the auspices of the dif
ferent patriotic organizations.
Before the sun had fot ery high
above the horizon those survivors of
the sixties war had got fiom their
trunks and other receptables the medals
and other Insignia emblematic of the
deeds of valor they performed In thu
country's cause half a centur dgo. It
was nearly 10 o'clock when tho van
guard of the veterans, some with
crutches and others hobbling with
canes etch a sad reminder of the bit
(Continued on Second Pago.)
WILBUR WRICHT,
TYPHOID IT1,
DIES III DAYTON
Premier Aviator Taken III
After Eating Clam Broth
In Boston. :'
ORVILLE ABANDONS i
TRIP TO EURQPE
Brother Was in Washington Whea
Informed of the Serious-
ness of Case. '
Taft Lauds Wright
President Taft, irhea apprised of
the death of Wilbur Wright to.
day, made the following state
menti
"I am Tery sorry that the father'
of the greaf now science of
aeronautics is dead, and that he
has not been permitted . lire to
see the wonderful deTelopment;
that is sore to follow along tho'
primary lines which he laid
down. He deserres to stand
with Fnlton and Stephenson and
Bell."
DAYTON, Ohio,' May 30. FlghUng
death to the last, with tho grim de
termination and indefatigable energy
that characterized his conquest over
the air, Wilbur Wright, noted aviator,
died ot typhoid fever at 3:15 o'clock
this morning at the family home
here. At his bedside were his vener
able father, Bishop Milton Wright,
sister Katherfne and brothers Or-
Uille.rLorirl.VBnfriteuBchlin. Dr. 'D.
BrConklin also was present when
the end came.
Eats Clam Broth.
Returning from a short business trip
through the East, May 2, Mr. Wright
complained of not feeling well. Looking
back to a probable cause of his indis
position, he recalled having eaten flab,
and clam broth at a Boston hotel. On
Paturday, May 4, he was obliged to take
to his bed. Two nurses were secured,
and to the professional services of Dr.
Conklln were added the services ot Dr.
Levi Spltlcr. Dr. Fred Forchelmer, of
Cincinnati, was called Into consultation
May 22.
The case early evidenced the symp
toms of typhoid fever in what the doc
tors declared to bo the most virulent
form. It was murked by an excesslvo
toxaemia and the case was obstructed
by Intense cerebral activity of the pa
tient, duo to his great mental strain
incident to planning further develop
ments of the aeroplane, anxiety over
tho outcome, and labor incident to ex
tensive litigation involving natent
rights.
The fever rose to 103, 1W, 105, and on
last Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock the
patient was suddenly plunged into an
intense chill, when his temperature rose
to 106. The cause of the chill Is pot
known, the doctors say.
On Monday a alight kidney and blad
der complication developed and threat
ened much trouble, but was partly
overcome within twenty-four hours.
Wednesday at 7 p. m. Mr. Wright was
able to take a proper amount of nour
ishment for his condition, but his stupor
wan somewhat greater. He had been
unconscious for approximately two
weeks.
The doctors assert that his clean mode
of living and consequent rugged consti
tution was all that prolonged life.
Hastens to Bedside.
Orvllle Wright had been In Waahln
ton taking up with tho Government
certain matters In connection with the
use of the Wright machines by the
Government when told that his brother
had taken a turn for the worse. He
hastened back to Dayton.
The first real Indication of the serious
nature of Wilbur's condition came
when Orvllle Wright cabled the Euro
pean governments that he could not
make a trip to Europe that had been
planned to take up the use of the
Wright flying machines by foreign
armies.
Since then Orvllle has been almost
constantly with his brother. Days ago
he gave up hope, saying that Wilbur
had no chance to live.
Arrangements for the funeral have,
not yet been made.
The forty-five years of Wilbur Wright,
born in Mllvllle, Ind.. April 16. 1867, had
been occupied with the use of machinery
and the manufacture of bicycles and
(Continued on Ninth Page.)
1 IN CONGRESS TODAY
8ENATE.
Senate met at noon.
Senator Kein gives notice he will call
up the Lorlmer case Monday.
Commerce Comtttee refers question of
legislation growing out of Titanic dis
aster to subcommittee.
Declaration of policy on Magdalena Bay
matter may be made.
Senator Warren criticises delay on ap
propriations, and whacks heads of de
partments. Vote on steel bill expected this after
noon. Hearing resumed on canal tolls before
Inter-Oceanlo Canals Committee,
White House Callers.
Secretary of War SUtnson.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel.
Conremin McCaJl ot MamchutVtta
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